Really keen to hear what peoples experiences are with trying different road bar widths and what you are running now. On bike fitter recommendation I was always following the as wide or slightly wider…Continue

A cyclist was on the road next to the William Street cycle lane yesterday. About 6:30. He was being well looked after by a few folks that had closed off the space around him using thier car and…Continue

Any thoughts on whether or not a current series 105 Shimano rear d, will work with a Shimano 8 speed chain, shifer and cassette on a commuter? It is a long cage so I guess it can cope with the large…Continue

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"The positive part of this is the car after the close pass, which kept a good distance, waited and then changed lanes - my personal feeling (completely unscientific I know!) is that people doing the right thing has increased dramatically…"

"Provence was one of the most relaxing places I have ridden. You can pretty much choose how much gradient you want in your day - from almost flat to pleasant rolling to Mt Ventoux, although the almost flat isn't quite as nice as…"

"Flats and bunny hops. I rode flats on my mtb for a bunch of years and reckon it would take me 5 lifetimes of practice before my flat bunny hop caught up with my cleat bunny hop.
'Performance' aside, I (probably like many folks)…"

"Disagree. I have ridden roadies with SPDs (because I was on one time convinced by the 'more practical' argument), and absolutely hated the way it felt. The surface area connection felt poxy compared to the surface on the…"

"Not sure that is the only reason... and the anti SPD-SL stuff is probably misleading for the OP.
OP - If you are only road riding and think you are going to push yourself hard at any point, then get a product that is built for the…"

"I have the cycle cover product, includes home and contents. It is well worth it for me as it provides 100days OS coverage every year and I travel with my bike at least once a year. Pretty sure that they don't even ask you how…"

"Yep - I always liked that link being there. Seems a lot of people ignore it in favour of the bash along the slip lanes, which has always confused me a little.
So happy to see that tree on the blind corner is going so the path there can be…"

Fizik Arione saddle - New in box - Black - $90http://www.wiggle.com.au/fizik-arione-saddle-with-kium-rails/Bought this based on a good experience on a short ride. Test rode on a mates bike over a longer period and realised it wasn't going to work for me.I realise this is not a huge saving over buying online, but just seeing if someone wants to save themselves $32 and shipping time before I send it back to wiggle.Pick up…See More

"Whether cynicism is justified or not, does a cyncial reaction to a funding announcement makr any significant contributions to better cycling outcomes? I dont think so. If anything, i think this kind of language would probably makes things worse if…"

"Or see that 'cyclists' respond with cynicism and negativity and just completely ignore cycling next time a budget review comes up....
As pointed out by Rob in another thread, negative advocacy and table thumping seems to be…"

"Karl has just added a new comment on the Face Book post about the being inconsiderate to motorists, includes statements like:
I am not convinced by his argument that Military Road being the only route choice stops him commuting to…"